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Jimuel Pacquiao suffers first boxing lossJimuel Pacquiao suffered his first defeat as an amateur boxer on Saturday, losing by a split decision to Ken Danila of Imus, Cavite in their 140-lbs three-round friendly boxing match in the event titled To Beat or Not to Beat, at the Johnny Bravo boxing gym in Novaliches, Quezon City. The 18-year-old eldest son of eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao confirmed his loss to The Manila Times in a phone interview, admitting that his opponent has more experience than him. Jimuel Pacquiao, whose win-loss record dropped to 4-1, vowed to bounce back from the defeat.“Tuloy pa rin po ako sa boxing (I will continue boxing),” said the young Pacquiao, who won his previous fight against Kim Daryl Marquez via unanimous decision in Muntinlupa last June 29. The 15-year-old Danila, undefeated in three fights, described his victory over Pacquiao’s son as morale-boosting.“Gusto ko pong maging world champion saka magpo-pro po ako (I … [Read more...] about Jimuel Pacquiao suffers first boxing loss

MANILA -- Malacañang wished Senator Manny Pacquiao "best of luck in the world" in his welterweight bout against Keith Thurman on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). "He is fighting someone—I have seen some of the fights of Thurman, mukhang magaling din eh; bata pa, magaling… Pero iyong ating boxer eh magaling din eh," Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said. Thurman has vowed to go for the knockout against Pacquiao, and expressed his intent to retire the Filipino boxing icon. This weekend's bout will be Pacquiao's 71st professional boxing match, and his second bout this year after outpointing Adrien Broner back in January. Thurman, meanwhile, is coming off a decision win over Josesito Lopez in January, in what was his first fight in nearly 2 years. Boxing: 'Kinakabahan,' says Pacquiao on Thurman's trash talk For more sports coverage, visit the ABS-CBN Sports website. … [Read more...] about Boxing: Palace wishes Pacquiao ‘best of luck’ in Thurman bout

Manny Pacquiao refused to take the bait despite the constant verbal jabs thrown at him by Keith Thurman in the lead-up to their welterweight bout on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (Sunday in Manila). Thurman has vowed to go for the knockout against Pacquiao, and expressed his intent to retire the Filipino boxing icon. "Saturday night is gonna be one hell of a night, and you know, I've been saying it over and over again, but don't be surprised if Manny Pacquiao goes night-night," Thurman said during their final press conference on Wednesday night. Pacquiao, however, was unmoved by Thurman's words. READ: Mayweather Jr. to be ringside for Pacquiao-Thurman bout "Bayaan na natin," he said when asked, once again, for his thoughts on Thurman's trash talk. "Bayaan na natin 'yun." "Baka kinakabahan," he also said of Thurman in an interview with Dyan Castillejo of ABS-CBN News. Rather than dwelling on Thurman's words, Pacquiao instead stressed his readiness for their … [Read more...] about Boxing: ‘Kinakabahan,’ says Pacquiao on Thurman’s trash talk

Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao in fine form as he enters the final stretch of his preparations for his showdown against Keith Thurman. The "Pacman" challenges Thurman for his WBA (super) welterweight world title on July 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (July 21 in Manila), and has been training hard at the Wild Card Gym. During his media day, Pacquiao declared himself "100% ready" for the bout. "Excited na," said the veteran boxer, who had just one prediction about the fight. "Hindi ako nagpe-predict, pero sinabi ko na, my analysis of the fight… Malaki ang percentage na hindi matapos 'yung 12 rounds," said Pacquiao. This will be Pacquiao's 71st boxing match in his professional career. He brings with him a record of 61 wins (39 knockouts), 7 losses, and 2 draws. Thurman, for his part, has a record of 29 wins with one no contest. He has won 22 bouts by knockout. However, Thurman is also coming off a long period of activity, having … [Read more...] about Boxing: Pacquiao declares himself ‘100% ready’ for Thurman

LONDON (AFP) - Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, left the plush confines of the Royal Box at Wimbledon on Tuesday (July 2) to watch a British wildcard competing on the lowly outside courts. In a rare move for a member of the royal family visiting the All England Club, Kate took her place in among the 318 regular seats on Court 14 to watch Harriet Dart take on Christina McHale. Wearing sunglasses and a white dress, Kate sat alongside Britain's Fed Cup captain Anne Keothavong and British number three Katie Boulter. Despite the photographers packed in on the three rows of seats opposite, most spectators seemed completely unaware that they were mixing it with royalty. Tuesday's Centre Court programme featured title holder Angelique Kerber followed by multiple former champions Roger Federer and Serena Williams. But before those matches got under way, Kate stepped out to watch British number four Dart, the world number 182, take on the US world number 108 McHale, a lucky loser from qualifying. … [Read more...] about Britain’s Kate leaves Royal Box for cheap seats at Wimbledon